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Christen E. Civiletto is an attorney with more than twenty-five years of experience in all phases of litigation and arbitration matters on both the state- and federal-court level. As a non-equity partner at national law firms in Atlanta, Georgia, she co-managed an innovative alternative dispute resolution program for a worldwide office supply corporation. She also handled complex commercial and intellectual property matters. She is currently counsel of record in multiple high-profile mass toxic tort cases pending in federal and state courts.

Ms. Civiletto is a member of the United States District Court’s federal mediator panel, and is a certified meditator and arbitrator. She has been an adjunct faculty member at the University at Buffalo Law School for more than seventeen years. She received the 2017 Ken Joyce Award for Excellence in Teaching.  

            Ms. Civiletto is a summa cum laude graduate of SUNY Buffalo, where she received a joint Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and communication. She earned her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee.

She co-authored The Practice of Law School: Getting In and Making The Most of Your Legal Education (ALM, 2003). She authored Full Disclosure: The New Lawyer’s Must-Read Career Guide (ALM, 2001), a practical mentoring guide for first through fourth year lawyers, as well as recent works of fiction.

She is licensed in both New York and Georgia.

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    CLIMATE ANXIETY: What Happens After You Look UP?
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jan 31
    • 8 min

    CLIMATE ANXIETY: What Happens After You Look UP?

    In Netflix’s Don’t Look Up (2021) two astronomers attempt to warn people about a planet-ending comet hurtling toward Earth. To their...
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    EARTH DAY 2021: Optimism & Gratitude
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    EARTH DAY 2021: Optimism & Gratitude

    Let’s take 2021 – and especially Earth Day -- to be thankful for the magnificence of the natural world around us. Let's celebrate the...
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    SUGAR, SHARKS, AND COVID-19
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    SUGAR, SHARKS, AND COVID-19

    What could sugar, sharks, and a pandemic possibly have in common? Turns out, a lot. And the connections raise issues that go to the heart...
    24 views0 comments
    A FOREIGN KINGDOM
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    A FOREIGN KINGDOM

    Alien. Strange. Perplexing. Have you ever found yourself in an otherworldly landscape? A place where your context has somehow shifted?...
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    ON MERLINS, MYSTERIES, AND FAITH
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    ON MERLINS, MYSTERIES, AND FAITH

    From her high perch, the solitary raptor scans the open fields. She suddenly takes flight, bursting into high speed as she pursues her...
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    CORAL and THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 8 min

    CORAL and THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE

    “It’s clear to anyone who puts their head below the waves that the fate of the world’s coral reefs is hanging in the balance,” said UNEP...
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    AWESTRUCK: When Did Nature Capture You?
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jul 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    AWESTRUCK: When Did Nature Capture You?

    Sometimes we are "struck" by an observation we have made in nature that stays with us- resonating with us physically and spiritually.
    20 views0 comments
    THE MEANING OF THE WORD
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 6 min

    THE MEANING OF THE WORD

    Christen, here. You may know me professionally as a writer, an environmental attorney, an adjunct, or as a human being committed to...
    49 views2 comments
    SAVE OUR SHARKS ... and SOULS
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 5 min

    SAVE OUR SHARKS ... and SOULS

    “Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be...
    26 views0 comments
    FEAR HATE, NOT HORNETS
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jun 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    FEAR HATE, NOT HORNETS

    Hate, hearts, and hornets share one thing in common. They are associated with murder. Let’s start with the most innocent of these:...
    26 views1 comment
    DO LITTLE THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jun 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    DO LITTLE THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE

    Some of you know me, Bernadette Clabeaux, Ph.D, as one of the authors of the Wild Faith Blog. Others know me from my other professional...
    3 views0 comments
    INVASIVE SPECIES: Driving Biodiversity Loss & Disharmony
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    INVASIVE SPECIES: Driving Biodiversity Loss & Disharmony

    Our planet is experiencing biodiversity loss on an unprecedented scale. Last year, the United Nations released the stunning results of...
    8 views0 comments
    7 Ways People of Faith Can Up Their Environmental Game
    Christen & Bernadette
    • May 30, 2020
    • 7 min

    7 Ways People of Faith Can Up Their Environmental Game

    Environmentalism and faith don’t always go hand in hand. But they should. In fact, people of faith should be at the forefront of...
    5 views0 comments
    THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT: Out of our “Clutch”
    Christen & Bernadette
    • May 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT: Out of our “Clutch”

    The protection of migratory birds has been a focus of environmental law for more than one hundred years. Now, those protections are in...
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    THE TIGER KING PROBLEM: What Fuels the Desire to Own Wild Animals?
    Christen & Bernadette
    • May 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    THE TIGER KING PROBLEM: What Fuels the Desire to Own Wild Animals?

    Big cat trafficking. Drugs. Bigamy. Dysfunction. Murder. And those are just a few of the themes on display in Netflix’s wildly popular...
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    THE FASTEST RAPTOR: A Conservation Success Story
    Christen & Bernadette
    • May 8, 2020
    • 5 min

    THE FASTEST RAPTOR: A Conservation Success Story

    Sometimes reading environmental news induces a collective sigh. A communal SMH. It’s filled with the multiple ways in which humans are...
    22 views0 comments
    When It Comes to the Environment, WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
    Christen & Bernadette
    • May 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    When It Comes to the Environment, WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?

    We live in an age of extreme political views on everything from immigration to the environment. It wasn’t always that way. Fifty years...
    7 views0 comments
    THE UNSEEN THINGS: God and the Impact of Biodiversity Loss
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    THE UNSEEN THINGS: God and the Impact of Biodiversity Loss

    We know that the loss of biodiversity significantly impacts our ecosystems and is happening at an alarming rate. But sometimes the true...
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    BIODIVERSITY MATTERS: The Spice of Life!
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    BIODIVERSITY MATTERS: The Spice of Life!

    We’re reaching the end of the United Nation’s “Decade of Biodiversity,” and yet, many of us aren’t sure what that term even means. Or why...
    27 views0 comments
    We're Going on a (WILD!) Environmental Journey
    Christen & Bernadette
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    We're Going on a (WILD!) Environmental Journey

    Have you ever thought about how you view the environment? Should someone go to jail for killing an eagle?
    60 views0 comments

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